The Poolie Bunker

I noticed withMerrick back between the sticks Thompson was not even on the bench with the Fisher being the sub goalie. Anyone know what is happening with Thompson? I reckon most Poolies would rate him well above Fisher so why wasnt he on the bench instead? He was on a short term contract but surely he did enough to earn a deal at least till Christmas. Merrick is a top class keeper but he does seem to have niggling injuries and relying on Fisher as back up fills me with dread.

I’d be disappointed if Thompson has been released.
Think he deserved keeping till the end of the season, even as backup.
I can’t think of any major mistakes he made and I was happy with him between the sticks.

Exactly. Hopefully we will hear something about this sooner rather than later. It would be crazy to bin him and keep Fisher.

Thompson was out with a foot injury.

Phew……

That explains it. Hopefully wont for too long.

hate ro even see the name fisher on the bench. if he is the only option we might be better not naming a sub keeper and shove an outfielder in if the keeper gets crocked. wonder if basildon bondo could do better in the sticks.

I’ve just watched the highlights of Chelsea v Spurs and the replacement for Martinez (broken jaw) called Penders dropped a right clanger. Hopefully they don’t recall Merrick…

i,d guess there will be a few more infront of him knowing the number of kids these premier league teams have in all positions. carwright was not exactly 3rd choice hull keeper last season as doncaster had an hull loanee keeper as well who would have been further up there ladder.

Give Thompson a contract and sort out this weal spot in the team.
Fisher is not the answer…the lad might come good later, but we can’t afford to take such an avoidable risk.

at least with thompson we can rely on him and will actually push merrick for the starting spot. with fisher it means he,d be playing whether in form or not. you have back up for other positions so why not a keeper.